“We have 1,440 minutes a day. We tend to be pretty careful thinking about our finances or our money, but ironically, we can always make more money, but we can never make more time,” says Dr. Christina Shenvi, MD, Ph.D.,MBA. 

Dr. Shenvi is no stranger to the challenge of time management. Having earned a PhD, MD and executive MBA, she was using timeboxing and other techniques before there was a name for them.

After coaching medical students for their exams, Dr. Shenvi realized that much of that success came down to how students manage their time. She then spent several years deep diving into psychology literature on procrastination, goal setting, and motivation and began incorporating this knowledge into her lectures. After working with students for a number of years, Dr. Shenvi started to speak on this topic to her colleagues - the medical school faculty. And she would get an overwhelming response that it really resonated with people.

In this episode of the Prosperous Doc®, our host Shane Tenny, CFP®, chats with Dr. Shenvi about how practicing better time management can lead to more fulfilling lives for busy professionals. 

💡 Featured Guest 💡

Name: Dr. Christina Shenvi, MD, Ph.D., MBA

What she does: Dr. Shenvi is a practicing emergency physician, educator, keynote speaker, and leader. She created Time for Your Life in hopes of helping busy professionals reduce their stress levels and feel more fulfilled by better managing their time.

Company: Time for Your Life 

Words of wisdom: “How you manage your time is really about how you manage your own mind.”

Connect: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn  

⚡ Prosperous Insights ⚡

[02:03] A nonrenewable resource: Unlike money, which can be earned, spent, and reacquired, you can never get your time back.

[04:39] Time and effort: Dr. Shenvi compares making life changes to making bread. “You really need the time, the energy, the effort — yourself, or with a coach, or within a structure — to work that yeast into the dough.” 

[15:35] Your true self: One of the key elements to mastering time management is looking inward and evaluating your priorities and values.

[21:04] Life’s what you make it: As with most things in life, time will not just be handed to you.

[23:00] Psychology literature: When she first became interested in the topic of time management, Dr. Shenvi did a deep dive into psychology literature, such as Cal Newport’s Deep Work and A World Without Email, as well as the book The Four Disciplines of Execution.

[36:42] Additional reading: Dr. Shenvi recommends Laura Vanderkam’s Tranquility by Tuesday, which lays out 9 tips for leading a less stressful lifestyle, while host Shane suggests listeners read The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.

Disclaimer: Prosperous Doc podcast by Spaugh Dameron Tenny highlights real-life stories from doctors and dentists to encourage and inspire listeners through discussions of professional successes and failures in addition to personal stories and financial wellness advice. Spaugh Dameron Tenny is a comprehensive financial planning firm serving doctors and dentists in Charlotte, NC. To find out more about Spaugh Dameron Tenny, visit our website at www.sdtplanning.com. You can also connect with our host, Shane Tenny, CFP at [email protected] or on Twitter.

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